extemporal

English

Etymology

From Latin extemporāl(is) (“extemporary, unrehearsed”).

Adjective

extemporal (comparative more extemporal, superlative most extemporal)

1. (archaic) Extemporaneous.

Derived terms

• extemporally

Translations

extemporaneous — see also extemporaneous,‎ inopportune,‎ intempestive

• Spanish: extemporal

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin ex tempore

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin extemporālisbor.

German Extemporalebor.

▲

Latin extemporalislbor.

Romanian extemporal

Borrowed from German Extemporale, or a learned borrowing from Latin extemporalis.

Noun

extemporal n (plural extemporale)

1. unannounced test

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	extemporal	extemporalul	extemporale	extemporalele
genitive-dative	extemporal	extemporalului	extemporale	extemporalelor
vocative	extemporalule		extemporalelor

Spanish

Adjective

extemporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural extemporales)

1. extemporal

Further reading

• “extemporal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026